Today’s insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is significantly broader and more resilient than it was just several years ago. However, while the market is seeing growing interest in casualty, specialty, cyber, and hybrid structures, this evolution also means the ILS space is fundamentally more complex, according to Kathleen Faries, CEO of Artex Capital Solutions.
Faries’ comments stem from Artex’s recently published Alternative View Spring 2026 report.
The report highlights that while 2025 delivered a record-breaking year with $25.6 billion in new cat bond issuance and 2026 also sees cat bonds on a similar pace so far, the global ILS and catastrophe bond market now faces the challenge of maintaining that momentum and surpassing its own high benchmark.
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